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Doubleday Report from Ground Zero
In <I>Report from Ground Zero</I> Dennis Smith, a retired New York City fire-fighter, writes, There is no centre to this day, no middle or end. All its remaining minutes and hours will be collapsed into that single instant at 8:48 am when September 11, 2001 became the saddest day of our history. Shortly after the two planes hit the World Trade Centre towers, he volunteered to help in the rescue effort. In this diary of the three months following the attack, Smith combines his own observations with interviews of those involved in the work, creating a detailed day-by-day history of the massive effort to find life among the ruins. His 18 years of experience in the field and considerable writing skills (he is the author of <I>Report from Engine Co 82</I> and nine other books) make him uniquely qualified to cover these events. To say the book is moving is an understatement--it is often overwhelming and difficult to read. <I>Report from Ground Zero</I> exacts an emotional toll on the reader; writing it must have been heartbreaking. In chronicling the hope, courage and compassion embodied by all of the rescue workers, Smith has performed yet another service to his country. <br>Note: a portion of the proceeds from sales of the book will be contributed by the author to the Foundation for American Fire-fighters. --<I>Shawn Carkonen</I>
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Dennis Smith A Song for Mary
Smith mixes humor in the face of adversity with moving insight as he tells what it was like to be young, Irish, Catholic, and poor...
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Time Warner International Report from Engine Co.82
Pages: 230, Paperback, Time Warner International
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Viking Books San Francisco Is Burning: The Untold Story of the 1906 Earthquake and Fires
Pages: 294, Hardcover, Viking Books
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Polity Press Zygmunt Bauman: Prophet of Postmodernity (Key Contemporary Thinkers S.)
Pages: 264, Paperback, Polity Press
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Broadway Books Firefighters: Their Lives in Their Own Words
Pages: 352, Paperback, Broadway Books
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SAGE Publications Ltd Norbert Elias and Modern Social Theory (Theory, Culture & Society S.)
Pages: 208, Paperback, SAGE Publications Ltd
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